get used to her. cara dioguardi will come back for season 9. fox brass are touting her sharp musical sensibility, saying she spotted adam lambert early on. >> so did you. >> and i dndidn't get a contrac still no word on whether paula abduhl will return next season. >>> after weeks on the road, the season eight finalists finally make their way to the nation's capital. the idol tour stops at verizon center tonight. the concert begins at 7:00 p.m. >> we want to thank them for making themselves available to our show. >> steve chenevey is going down there to try to make it happen. >> he'll do it. >> and it's cooler time. >> bloop, bloop, bloop. >>> first up, vanity fair is honoring michael jackson and farrah fawcett, splitting the cover between the two. >> half will include farrah, the other half will meeture -- will feature michael. it's inside what are grabbing attention. ryan o'neal, the partner of farrah fawcett, we know ryan o'neal and his children, the family, they'vbeen in the news a lot. it's a fractured family. >> that's a good word. >> wel